Secrets of the funeral effigies of Westminster Abbey 5
by Eleanor Lovegrove, 4-09-17
The eyes of young Robert, Marquis of Normanby. © Dean-and-Chapter-of-Westminster
Westminster Abbey has a sizeable collection of life-size funeral effigies of kings, queens and other nobility made of wax and wood. As they are restored for a new exhibition gallery opening in 2018 the Abbey’s Eleanor Lovegrove shares some of their secrets
High above the floor of Westminster Abbey, in a gallery unseen for 700 years, work is nearing completion on a brand new museum: The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries. Opening next summer, the Galleries will display treasures from the Abbey’s thousand-year history, many of which have never been shown before. The Galleries will also offer spectacular views out to the Palace of Westminster, and across the Abbey church – a view described by the poet John Betjeman as the ‘finest in Europe’. .
Among the most intriguing objects on display will be the Abbey’s collection of funeral effigies.
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